Hmmm. The Bard might have said: "The judge doth protest too much, methinks."
Rick Duncan --- Ann Althouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I liked the anticipation, in the end, that he'd be > called activist > and how he dealt with it: > > "Those who disagree with our holding will likely > mark it as the > product of an activist judge. If so, they will have > erred as this is > manifestly not an activist Court. Rather, this case > came to us as the > result of the activism of an ill-informed faction on > a school board, > aided by a national public interest law firm eager > to find a > constitutional test case on ID, who in combination > drove the Board to > adopt an imprudent and ultimately unconstitutional > policy. The > breathtaking inanity of the BoardÂ’s decision is > evident when > considered against the factual backdrop which has > now been fully > revealed through this trial. The students, parents, > and teachers of > the Dover Area School District deserved better than > to be dragged > into this legal maelstrom, with its resulting utter > waste of monetary > and personal resources." > > > Ann Althouse > > On Dec 20, 2005, at 10:33 AM, Paul Finkelman wrote: > > > Perhaps it is a holiday gift for those who > celebrate the > > anniversary of the birth of the son of the > intelligent designer but > > don't think that the intelligent design plan was > really a science > > project? > > > > Which leads me to the quesiton, isn't the whole > concept of > > "intelligent design" ultimately blasphemous, and > shouldn't people > > who are biblical literalists be more offended by > "intelligent > > design" than evolution? After all, evolution > simply says ignore (or > > believe in) scripture as you choose, but here is > the "science." > > But, advocates of "intelligent design" argue for a > religious basis > > for change and the development of the earth that > is clearly at odds > > with scripture. > > > > Is the push for "intelligent design" sort of like > the outcome in > > Lynch v,. Donnelly -- that in order to get > religion on the public > > square you have to mock it by cluttering the > nativity scene with > > clowns candy canes and Santa Claus? Thus, in oder > to get religion > > into the science class you hae to reject the > scriptural account of > > creation and offer some sort of faux theory of > religion that is > > neither religious nor scientific. > > > > Paul Finkelman > > > > Ed Brayton wrote: > >> If you can't get the decision from the court's > website, it is > >> available at: > >> http://www.stcynic.com/kitzmiller_342.pdf > >> It's a big, big win for the plaintiffs. A very > broad ruling, > >> exactly what the plaintiffs wanted. > >> Ed Brayton > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To post, send message to > Religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get > password, see > >> > http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/religionlaw > >> Please note that messages sent to this large list > cannot be viewed > >> as private. 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